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people even today who complain about barack obama, if there was president romney right now, the complaints would be of a totally different nature. so that always fascinates me. my father always used to say he didn't understand why america and the allies didn't just bomb the railroad tracks going to the concentration camps. that addressed in your book? >> it is very much addressed in our book. and you read that quote about fdr. jews revered fdr at the time. they voted for him in overwhelming numbers even after the horrors of the concentration camp were revealed they still loved fdr. they understood his limitations, but they understand how much better he was for the jews. this issue of bombing the rail lines was not an issue at the time. it became an issue decades later with critical books like the abandonment of the jews. the problem was the rail lines could be repaired almost instantly in a matter sometimes of hours certainly of days. the problem with bombing the death camps were you would have killed jews, and a lot of jewish leaders didn't want jewish blood on american hands. moreover, e
people even today who complain about barack obama, if there was president romney right now, the complaints would be of a totally different nature. so that always fascinates me. my father always used to say he didn't understand why america and the allies didn't just bomb the railroad tracks going to the concentration camps. that addressed in your book? >> it is very much addressed in our book. and you read that quote about fdr. jews revered fdr at the time. they voted for him in...
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is mitt romney right or wrong? >> i can see the argument in 2008 when the government was blind-sided by all the problems that happen and all these companies were in trouble, lehman brothers and citigroup and goldman sachs and bear stearns, i can almost see the rationale of saving these companies temporarily. not only did they not go in and fire all the people responsible for this fraud, they continued to support the company for years after it was back on their feet. that's the most inexcusable part. they kept supporting it with billions and billions of dollars of low interest loans after that and that's the real problem. >> so basically, there were no strings attached, and you know i think a lot of people look at that and from a simplistic point of view. they are all outstanding citizens making these contracts because they're geniuses. tell the people watching at home why you think bank of america among the others actually does fraud, things that are criminal and is not normal business that they should be rewarded
is mitt romney right or wrong? >> i can see the argument in 2008 when the government was blind-sided by all the problems that happen and all these companies were in trouble, lehman brothers and citigroup and goldman sachs and bear stearns, i can almost see the rationale of saving these companies temporarily. not only did they not go in and fire all the people responsible for this fraud, they continued to support the company for years after it was back on their feet. that's the most...
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or is it pro romney right now? >> it's pro romney right now. if gingrich or santorum dropped out, there is no way all of the support would go to the other candidate. some of the republicans are just unhappy with all of the candidates. there were two things republican primary voters really disliked. one is the president's healthcare plan two are the bailouts from the fall of 2008. romney and gingrich have both supported parts of the healthcare plan and partings of the bailouts. >> you talk in the book about how often washington, they come to conclusions that the american people don't agree with at all, the bailout is an example. you are considered conservative and i'm considered progressive, and yet we totally agree on the bailouts. >> it is even worse than the fact it happened. it happened despite the fact that voters are overwhelmingly against it. the reason it hand there is a political class that is much more comfortable bailing out their friends than listening to voters. this is a problem that has been growing in the nation for a long time.
or is it pro romney right now? >> it's pro romney right now. if gingrich or santorum dropped out, there is no way all of the support would go to the other candidate. some of the republicans are just unhappy with all of the candidates. there were two things republican primary voters really disliked. one is the president's healthcare plan two are the bailouts from the fall of 2008. romney and gingrich have both supported parts of the healthcare plan and partings of the bailouts. >>...
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so which side is right? is romney right or mitt right? >> well i loved newt chronicling the rest of the day as president. but he hasn't gone the campaign figured out. you look at super-tuesday, gingrich may be able to rack up some delegates. but mitt romney has restored though luster of his inevitable mantel. if gingrich continues perking along will be buried the a barrage of negative advertising. the florida republicans didn't seem to mind all of the negative advertising. >> it is interesting, because -- we'll talk about the money later, and myth has more money, et cetera right? >> right. but newt has decided he is going to a different tactic. basically saying it is us versus them. let me play the clip for you guys. >> i am running, our children and son and laws joined us in this decision, because we believe it is cheating our grandchildren to not insist on fundamental basic change in washington even if the establishment doesn't like it. >> in this speech over and over tonight gingrich talked about how he was the anti-establishment candi
so which side is right? is romney right or mitt right? >> well i loved newt chronicling the rest of the day as president. but he hasn't gone the campaign figured out. you look at super-tuesday, gingrich may be able to rack up some delegates. but mitt romney has restored though luster of his inevitable mantel. if gingrich continues perking along will be buried the a barrage of negative advertising. the florida republicans didn't seem to mind all of the negative advertising. >> it is...
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mitt romney wants it to be a referendum barack obama wants it to be a choice. >> eliot: all right. who will have a chance to ask questions? are they really undecided? and how can you be undecided after years of this campaign going on. [ laughter ] >> jennifer: who are you. >> eliot: with us. bringing jobs home now. (vo) what is said here could decide the election. current tv presents special event coverage of the presidential debate. with unrivaled analysis and commentary. >> you're going to hear that used as a major talking point. (vo) the only network with real-time reaction straight from the campaigns and from viewers like you. >> now that's politially direct. >>start the night with a special live edition of "talking liberally with stephanie miller" at 7 eastern. only on current tv. >> jennifer: welcome back to current tv's continuing coverage of these fantastic presidential debates. tonight we're going to david shuster who is on the ground and give us a feel for how these people are selected who will be in the townhall and how the questions are selected. can you give us a feel
mitt romney wants it to be a referendum barack obama wants it to be a choice. >> eliot: all right. who will have a chance to ask questions? are they really undecided? and how can you be undecided after years of this campaign going on. [ laughter ] >> jennifer: who are you. >> eliot: with us. bringing jobs home now. (vo) what is said here could decide the election. current tv presents special event coverage of the presidential debate. with unrivaled analysis and commentary....
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mitt romney is right in the thick of this deeply misogenistc policy. >> eliot: i remember when i first heard it several months ago i was shocked. i have lived to a certain extent in the political world i think that number has to be expressed and explained at a broader level. 32,000 pregnancies from rape every year makes this issue very powerful and pointed. i hope that gets out there and is discussed. it was shocking to me. >> it really is, and it's an indication of the level of violence against women generally. we have a wonderful violence against women act, and it has dramatically reduced the incidents of violence and sexual assault, but it has no way eliminated it, and women remain vulnerable to sexual assault. as we know the fbi defines rape as penetration however slight without consent. it's all about consent. that's the right way to understand it. not the way that todd akin and paul ryan want to understand it as it's some how forcible. i think that these men not understanding that is probably what makes them so incredibly dangerous. they refuse to acknowledge the full humanity of
mitt romney is right in the thick of this deeply misogenistc policy. >> eliot: i remember when i first heard it several months ago i was shocked. i have lived to a certain extent in the political world i think that number has to be expressed and explained at a broader level. 32,000 pregnancies from rape every year makes this issue very powerful and pointed. i hope that gets out there and is discussed. it was shocking to me. >> it really is, and it's an indication of the level of...
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right now mitt romney is running ahead of barack obama. it's 45% to 41.3% in the averages of the polls, which is actually great for the president. arizona is not typically a place democrats do well, a republican governor it's the kind of place where bay has a chance if the democrats are running strong to do well, also because of the makeup of hispanic voters there. in 2008, they voted for john mccain. he got 31% of the vote from hispanic voters in 2008. right now the candidate doing best among hispanic voters is mitt romney and he gets a whopping 24% of the vote to barack obama's 67% of the vote. the those hold true through the general election, it's going to be the kind of a state that the president can pick up. this weekend, of course, the endorsement, the long coveted endorsement, january brewer, the governor of arizona was given this weekend on meet the press. let's listen to january brewer. >> i have looked over all the wonderful people that have put themselves up nor nomination and i have decided that i'm going to publicly endorse mi
right now mitt romney is running ahead of barack obama. it's 45% to 41.3% in the averages of the polls, which is actually great for the president. arizona is not typically a place democrats do well, a republican governor it's the kind of place where bay has a chance if the democrats are running strong to do well, also because of the makeup of hispanic voters there. in 2008, they voted for john mccain. he got 31% of the vote from hispanic voters in 2008. right now the candidate doing best among...
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wait a second, romney rooip, romney, ryan. there we go. all right. that's great. >> oh sweet jesus. >> eliot: i don't think he is real. i think he is a computer. rich, chewy caramel rolled up in smooth milk chocolate. don't forget about that payroll meeting. rolo.get your smooth on. also in minis. >> eliot: in a climate where your i don't knows and worker rights have been under attack the teacher's strike resulted in significant gains for teachers and the educational reforms they support. in president of the american federation of teachers, the chicago teachers' national union, wrote and i quote . . . weingarten, the president of the american federation of teachers, the chicago teachers' national union. randi, thank for joining us. >> it's always great to be with you, eliot. >> eliot: thank you. you did reform late the education conversation with the strike. explain what you wanted to do and what you think you accomplished? >> no one wants a strike, and a strike is to be avoided virtually at all costs. no one goes into a strike willingly. but what ha
wait a second, romney rooip, romney, ryan. there we go. all right. that's great. >> oh sweet jesus. >> eliot: i don't think he is real. i think he is a computer. rich, chewy caramel rolled up in smooth milk chocolate. don't forget about that payroll meeting. rolo.get your smooth on. also in minis. >> eliot: in a climate where your i don't knows and worker rights have been under attack the teacher's strike resulted in significant gains for teachers and the educational reforms...
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wait a second, romney rooip, romney, ryan. there we go. all right. that's great. >> oh sweet jesus. >>and now to my point. that is a whole bunch of bunk! the powerful my steal an election but they cannot steal democracy. septic disasters are disgusting and costly, but avoidable. the rid-x septic subscriber program helps prevent backups by sending you monthly doses right to your door so you will never forget to maintain your system. sign up at rid-x.com. are they contagious? i don't think so. [ male announcer ] contract the rainbow! taste the rainbow! >> eliot: in a climate worker rights have been under attack the teacher's strike resulted in significant gains for teachers and the educational reforms they support. in president of the american federation of teachers, the chicago teachers' national union, wrote and i quote . . . weingarten, the president of the american federation of teachers, the chicago teachers' national union. randi, thank for joining us. >> it's always great to be with you, eliot. >> eliot: thank you. you did reform late the education conversation with the strike.
wait a second, romney rooip, romney, ryan. there we go. all right. that's great. >> oh sweet jesus. >>and now to my point. that is a whole bunch of bunk! the powerful my steal an election but they cannot steal democracy. septic disasters are disgusting and costly, but avoidable. the rid-x septic subscriber program helps prevent backups by sending you monthly doses right to your door so you will never forget to maintain your system. sign up at rid-x.com. are they contagious? i don't...
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romney you know where you are right? right in the middle of the ring. oh no, dick cheney getting shot in the face like a hunting partner for cheney would. we're not done yet! you think he had mercy on him? he had no mercy last night. he says you want to talk about russia? hell, you don't understand much about foreign policy. let me straighten your ass out. >> obama: a few months ago when you were asked what was the biggest geopolitical threat threatening america, you said russia. not iraq but russia. the cold war has been over for 20 years. but governor, when it comes to our foreign policy, you seem to want to import the foreign policies of the 1980s just like the social policies of the 1950s and the economic policies of the 1920s. >> cenk: ooh. the last part of that line is underappreciated. going back to the social policies of the '50s, economic policies of the 1920s. whether in the '80s, '50s or the '20s, mitt romney finds himself in that ring again. when is this going to end? don't do it again! you hit me already. for christ's sake, pin me. have som
romney you know where you are right? right in the middle of the ring. oh no, dick cheney getting shot in the face like a hunting partner for cheney would. we're not done yet! you think he had mercy on him? he had no mercy last night. he says you want to talk about russia? hell, you don't understand much about foreign policy. let me straighten your ass out. >> obama: a few months ago when you were asked what was the biggest geopolitical threat threatening america, you said russia. not iraq...
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obviously she's going to back mitt romney, right? wrong! look at erin burnett. >> mitt romney is running on his business expertise. his tax returns are a relevant window into how he conducts his business affairs. if he refuses to release them, it is because one he had a lot more money in tax shelters in prior years than he does now. two, he did something shady or three, he's stupid. >> cenk: damn! how could you do this to romney? robot on robot crime. so now that this has happened, he's reeling. his whole campaign is reeling. they send out john sununu to go on the attack. but boy does he step over the line. watch. >> this guy doesn't understand how to create jobs. so there's no surprise. it should be because of that statement, no surprise on why he failed so miserably over the last four years in terms of job creation. he has no idea how the american system functions and we shouldn't be surprised about that. because he spent his early years in hawaii smoking something spent the next set of years in indonesia and another set of years in indon
obviously she's going to back mitt romney, right? wrong! look at erin burnett. >> mitt romney is running on his business expertise. his tax returns are a relevant window into how he conducts his business affairs. if he refuses to release them, it is because one he had a lot more money in tax shelters in prior years than he does now. two, he did something shady or three, he's stupid. >> cenk: damn! how could you do this to romney? robot on robot crime. so now that this has happened,...
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romney is right to hammer the president about it because it creates the general impression is he as strong a leader that you need. but i don't think voters are going to vote on that. >> eliot: interestingly, romney, after he failed in that moment. that may be the emotional pivot point of the debate last night when candy crowley came in, after saying to the president you got it wrong. when it's blamed on this youtube video he would have been correct. >> it's unfortunate it seemed for a long time that the president and the white house were we had wedded to the videotape did it, and not to blame terrorism, but by saying the president didn't say act of terror he chose the exact wrong detail and lost a point he should have won handily. >> eliot: you're right when you have one point that is wrong the entire argument falls apart. >> and to make matters worse i felt bad watching it, he was so proud of himself as he edged up to it. oh, wow, now i got him. on a technicality he lost it all. it was a rivetting piece-- >> eliot: now the republicans immediately went crazy. candy crowly should not be int
romney is right to hammer the president about it because it creates the general impression is he as strong a leader that you need. but i don't think voters are going to vote on that. >> eliot: interestingly, romney, after he failed in that moment. that may be the emotional pivot point of the debate last night when candy crowley came in, after saying to the president you got it wrong. when it's blamed on this youtube video he would have been correct. >> it's unfortunate it seemed for...
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and this came right on the heels of a large donation mitt romney received. from a miss dorat explorer. >> thursday. nothing happened. friday >> the jobs reports came out. and here is how that news was received by the romney camp. ♪ >> be quiet it's the unemployment numbers.
and this came right on the heels of a large donation mitt romney received. from a miss dorat explorer. >> thursday. nothing happened. friday >> the jobs reports came out. and here is how that news was received by the romney camp. ♪ >> be quiet it's the unemployment numbers.
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who's right? everybody thinks the mitt romney campaign is over? i only wish i had plenty of really large or a really significant -- how about an epic political correspondent here? >> hey michael how are you? >> what's going on? >> i'm going to stand up, because this is really awkward. >> i like that you're seated in my presence. you're my cohort. >> indeed. let's start in general strokes here. is it over? >> is it over? no, there are two months left. i have to say that. i can't imagine what it is that mitt romney can do right now that would make this any better for him. the polls are going against him senate polls are going against him. everything that is happening on the ground right now isn't working out for him. he has no path out. we talked about that before. where does this guy go? what he's doing is fulfilling that narrative. everything that people have been saying about mitt romney for so long, you say yeah, this is exactly what i am. >> i'm going bolder. i think it's done. everybody, i know, right? and it's not that we don't have two month
who's right? everybody thinks the mitt romney campaign is over? i only wish i had plenty of really large or a really significant -- how about an epic political correspondent here? >> hey michael how are you? >> what's going on? >> i'm going to stand up, because this is really awkward. >> i like that you're seated in my presence. you're my cohort. >> indeed. let's start in general strokes here. is it over? >> is it over? no, there are two months left. i have...
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romney rallies the right by pandering to the base. by picking paul ryan about by lashing out against obama care. by dog whistling to the racists with his birth certificate jokes. just in the last few days, he endorsed iowa representative steve king, for example. the guy steve king who doesn't know if rape victims can get pregnant. he refers to immigrants as dogs. this weekend romney appeared with televangelist pat robertson in virginia. he gave this speech that was laced with religious references and questions about the president president's patriotism >> romney: we're a nation by god. one nation, indivisible i will not divide this nation. i will not abollize for america -- apologize for america abroad and i will not apologize for america here at home. >> jennifer: apologize. who's doing that? throw some of that red bheat out there to rally the base of your party. get tea partiers, evangelicals fired up, get them to the polls. that's rallying the right. suppressing the left is a last-ditch effort go it those first two tactics fail. so
romney rallies the right by pandering to the base. by picking paul ryan about by lashing out against obama care. by dog whistling to the racists with his birth certificate jokes. just in the last few days, he endorsed iowa representative steve king, for example. the guy steve king who doesn't know if rape victims can get pregnant. he refers to immigrants as dogs. this weekend romney appeared with televangelist pat robertson in virginia. he gave this speech that was laced with religious...
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. >> cenk: all right look, now romney obama they're trying everything they can to say no, no, no i'm the bigger friend of israel. if it's just that, god bless. but you know what, they're going further and further right wing. more hawkish to get this done. first mitt romney is in israel now. so here's what he says at the beginning of his speech. >> romney: it's a deeply moving experience to be in jerusalem the capitol of israel. [applause] >> cenk: obviously well received by that crowd. of course he's doing a fundraiser in israel. that's what mitt romney does all over the world. why is that line controversial? for several reasons. first of all the palestinians don't agree that it is the capitol of israel. jerusalem taken over in the 1967 war, and that is a controversial comment, and it might inflame those in the area, and it may not be the way to go. he doesn't care. he's trying to appeal to the right-wing israelis. the other thing is apparently he's not perfectly aware of the political situation in israel. the guy who catches him is wolf blitzer. check this out. >> romney: i think it
. >> cenk: all right look, now romney obama they're trying everything they can to say no, no, no i'm the bigger friend of israel. if it's just that, god bless. but you know what, they're going further and further right wing. more hawkish to get this done. first mitt romney is in israel now. so here's what he says at the beginning of his speech. >> romney: it's a deeply moving experience to be in jerusalem the capitol of israel. [applause] >> cenk: obviously well received by...
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there is a noise exception right now, though as we welcome president obama and governor romney. [ cheers and applause ] >> jim. >> gentlemen, welcome to you both. let's start the economy segment 1, and let's begin with jobs. what are the major differences between the two of you about creating new jobs? you have two minutes -- each of you have two minutes to start. a coin toss has been determined mr. president you go first. >> obama: thank you very much for this opportunity. i want to thank governor romney and the university of colorado for your hospitality. 20 years ago i became the luckiest man on earth because michelle obama agreed to a marry me. so i just want to wish sweety you happy anniversary, and let you know a year from now we will not be celebrating it in front of 40 million people. [ laughter ] >> obama: four years ago we went through the worst financial crisis since the great depression. millions of jobs were lost the auto industry was on the brink of collapse, the financial system has frozen up and because of the resilience and determination of the american people we have be
there is a noise exception right now, though as we welcome president obama and governor romney. [ cheers and applause ] >> jim. >> gentlemen, welcome to you both. let's start the economy segment 1, and let's begin with jobs. what are the major differences between the two of you about creating new jobs? you have two minutes -- each of you have two minutes to start. a coin toss has been determined mr. president you go first. >> obama: thank you very much for this opportunity. i...
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all right. we're done. now when we come back speaking of the rich, how the ceos help themselves while they crew over the workers. the numbers are infuriating, don't miss it. come right back. ♪ (vo) now, it's your turn. (vo) connect with the young turks with cenk uygur. >> it's go time. cu >>> i have got good news for you guys, american company cater pillar is doing fantastic. last year they made $4.9 billion in profit. fantastic. this year they are set to make even more money. it made sense their ceo pay went up. they paid their ceo nearly $17 million. good news for everybody. the employees pay obviously went up as well right? of course not. they are demanding of their employees, a six-year wage freeze, a pension freeze and they want every employee to kick back $1,900 to the company. they are literally making record-breaking profits, because this is the new america where your company doesn't give a damn of you. it's an, a-moral machine. i'm going to give it all to the executives and not share any of it wi
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check out mitt romney on gay rights. >> when you say i'm in favor of gay rights, you're not. you're in favor-- >> well, what happened--the gay community changed their perspective as to what they wanted. >>it would be terrible if america lost faith in wall street insiders wouldn't it. really? no. it comes with a hat. see, airline credit cards promise flights for 25,000 miles, but... [ man ] there's never any seats for 25,000 miles. frustrating, isn't it? but that won't happen with the capital one venture card. you can book any airline, anytime. hey, i just said that. after all, isn't traveling hard enough? ow! [ male announcer ] to get the flights you want, sign up for a venture card at capitalone.com. what's in your wallet? uh, it's ok. i've played a pilot before. >> cenk: we're back on "the young turks." now president obama has done many things on the issue of gay right. he has repealed don't can don't ask don't tell. hehe asked not to defend the anti-marriage act and he famously said this. >> for me personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that i think same
check out mitt romney on gay rights. >> when you say i'm in favor of gay rights, you're not. you're in favor-- >> well, what happened--the gay community changed their perspective as to what they wanted. >>it would be terrible if america lost faith in wall street insiders wouldn't it. really? no. it comes with a hat. see, airline credit cards promise flights for 25,000 miles, but... [ man ] there's never any seats for 25,000 miles. frustrating, isn't it? but that won't happen...
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do the voters of massachusetts say no how long that mitt romney? right now absolutely right. new poll out 56-36 not even close. twenty points. massachusetts also is the state that elected mitt romney as their governor. apparently not happy with what they got. so now another former governor of massachusetts michael dukakis had more criticism. >> when he left the state at the end of just one term, he couldn't possibly have been reelected. the states infrastructure was a wreck. that's the only way you can describe it, rusting bridges pothole roads couldn't get anything done, and everybody knows that if you can't build and maintain a first rate transportation infrastructure, you can't create jobs, so the romney record in massachusetts was frankly pathetic. >> who's right? well, let's show you the numbers and find out. where did moss moss rank? you know this is my favorite number, 47 out of the 50 in job creation during romney's term. that is disastrous. third from the bottom! how do you brag about that? >> well, when you dive into the numbers, it gets worse for mitt romney. do yo
do the voters of massachusetts say no how long that mitt romney? right now absolutely right. new poll out 56-36 not even close. twenty points. massachusetts also is the state that elected mitt romney as their governor. apparently not happy with what they got. so now another former governor of massachusetts michael dukakis had more criticism. >> when he left the state at the end of just one term, he couldn't possibly have been reelected. the states infrastructure was a wreck. that's the...
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speaking of the topic we were discussing romney went further right picking his v.p. he was supposed to to help him. >> what is interesting on the polling of medicare and seniors who is obama's weakest demographic basically until the last month or two? it was seniors. seniors were very suspicious of obama. the foreignness the youth they saw him as liberal. and we've seen a dramatic turn around in call the key states. if you peel it back a little more, you find that is overwhelmingly related to the medicare question. the numbers on the medicare question particularly among seniors has shifted dramatically in obama's direction in just a month after ryan was initially picked. you'll recall they went very hard on medicare. they decided to run to their weakness, and they started to basically just lying or at least being incredibly dishonest saying that obama is going to do this and had cut 700 billion in change when, in fact ryan had cut the same amount in his budget proposal. you saw a little tightening when ryan was picked for the ticket, but the numbers have gone overwhe
speaking of the topic we were discussing romney went further right picking his v.p. he was supposed to to help him. >> what is interesting on the polling of medicare and seniors who is obama's weakest demographic basically until the last month or two? it was seniors. seniors were very suspicious of obama. the foreignness the youth they saw him as liberal. and we've seen a dramatic turn around in call the key states. if you peel it back a little more, you find that is overwhelmingly...
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bush had trouble with. >> eliot: you're right. romney came across as smart. that's what affected it. doug, my question was every time i heard the $5 trillion gig, why did the president not turn to him and say if you do not plan to add a $5 trillion revenue loss what loopholes will you close? give us the broad brush outlines because without that, you don't have credibility. it would have seemed to me to be the appropriate response. >> absolutely. he could have just kept pressing him and i -- before the debate, my whole view was the president needs to spend little bit of time on defense and then just go on the offense. because mitt romney is so vulnerable to attacks not only on his current policies but on his previous policies and in being a flip-flopper and certainly his time as a businessman which really didn't come up that much which was surprising. certainly the president didn't press it but you didn't hear a lot about mitt romney talking about and bragging about how he created jobs because he knew he was vulnerable there. you didn't hear a lot about his ti
bush had trouble with. >> eliot: you're right. romney came across as smart. that's what affected it. doug, my question was every time i heard the $5 trillion gig, why did the president not turn to him and say if you do not plan to add a $5 trillion revenue loss what loopholes will you close? give us the broad brush outlines because without that, you don't have credibility. it would have seemed to me to be the appropriate response. >> absolutely. he could have just kept pressing him...
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should we stilling talking about this or is romney right guys, let's talk about serious stuff. >> the taxes are fundamentally rigged. and if you're rich like mitt romney you can go offshore and have accountants help you avoid tax. but at the end of the day if you're going to deal with shared shared what happens to tax loopholes that romney has been enjoying. is he going to close those or not. at the moment the tax system is rig good imogen, you're so right, share something for everybody else. when it comes to charity when it comes to burdens everybody else they need to deal with that. craig, give me your view. the tax thing it seems to me has resonated because it fits so perfectly with the image that mitt romney has created for himself as the wealthy guy who does play every angle. doesn't have real sympathy for anybody beneath this sort of income level. >> the risk he's taking in not releasing them earlier is that these will come out. i don't know if he fully understood that the investigative media intrepid bloggers, financial experts would pour over everything. and now new documents
should we stilling talking about this or is romney right guys, let's talk about serious stuff. >> the taxes are fundamentally rigged. and if you're rich like mitt romney you can go offshore and have accountants help you avoid tax. but at the end of the day if you're going to deal with shared shared what happens to tax loopholes that romney has been enjoying. is he going to close those or not. at the moment the tax system is rig good imogen, you're so right, share something for everybody...
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it really is stunning to try to fact check romney, right? >> the one that got me was the revenue reducing tax cut, and talk about this resulting growing of the base and, you know, it's -- it's so interesting that -- that the revenue-neutral concept is pretty much just nomenclature they are suggesting that as the tax base grows, in the future we'll recover revenues and therefore the tax cut will be paid for. well that sounds an awful lot like the bush recession, where they fought two wars that weren't on line, they gave tax cuts to the primarily upper levels, and didn't have a funding mechanism and then wonder idea we as a economy crashed. it was the same order of thinking. give the tax cut but don't worry about paying for it. that sounds like recent history repeated. >> stephanie: right. >> i just think we're going into the danger zone. >> stephanie: obviously facts and numbers supporting the president, including the unemployment rate falling to 7.8%. that's huge news, isn't it? >> i think it's great news. knowing that 7.8% is the lowest it
it really is stunning to try to fact check romney, right? >> the one that got me was the revenue reducing tax cut, and talk about this resulting growing of the base and, you know, it's -- it's so interesting that -- that the revenue-neutral concept is pretty much just nomenclature they are suggesting that as the tax base grows, in the future we'll recover revenues and therefore the tax cut will be paid for. well that sounds an awful lot like the bush recession, where they fought two wars...
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check out mitt romney on gay rights. >> when you say i'm in favor of gay rights, you're not. you're in favor-- >> well, what happened--the gay community changed their perspective as to what they wanted. >>it would be terrible if america lost faith in wall street insiders wouldn't it. desk top, lab top, ipad. iphone. >> pleasant your hearts. >> the big one. >> stephanie: all i know, the little flower is there and it means go to meeting. i love go to meeting. >> cenk: we're back on "the young turks." now president obama has done many things on the issue of gay right. he has repealed don't can don't ask don't tell. hehe asked not to defend the anti-marriage act and he famously said this. >> for me personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that i think same-sex couples should be able to get married. >> cenk: that statement has done a world of good for gay rights in north carolina, maine and other states who are moving in the right direction saying the president is right gay america should be allowed to get married. mitt romney his opponent agrees. in 1994 he said,
check out mitt romney on gay rights. >> when you say i'm in favor of gay rights, you're not. you're in favor-- >> well, what happened--the gay community changed their perspective as to what they wanted. >>it would be terrible if america lost faith in wall street insiders wouldn't it. desk top, lab top, ipad. iphone. >> pleasant your hearts. >> the big one. >> stephanie: all i know, the little flower is there and it means go to meeting. i love go to meeting....
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>> romney: you're right, a campaign can required a lot of wardrobe changes. blue jeans in the morning suit for lunch, but then it's nice ann and i wear around the house. >> matthew fox stars. [ ♪ music ♪ ] in mitt romney and the dockers of destiny. >> okay, taggert. let's have a little talk just you and me, you. you want to take a swing at someone for calling your old man a liar? take a swing at me, come on. don't worry, there won't be any secret service involved. >> romney: i've already seen early reports from opportunity's dinner. headline, obama embraced by catholics. romney dines with rich people. >> eliot: great performance by both of the candidates. are we >>and now to my point. that is a whole bunch of bunk! the powerful my steal an election but they cannot steal democracy. >> eliot: there is a massive political battle that no one wants to talk about seniors versus kids. and our kids losing. in the game of budgeting dollar you give to one group is a dollar you don't give to somebody else. what does it battle mean for the next generation? and when y
>> romney: you're right, a campaign can required a lot of wardrobe changes. blue jeans in the morning suit for lunch, but then it's nice ann and i wear around the house. >> matthew fox stars. [ ♪ music ♪ ] in mitt romney and the dockers of destiny. >> okay, taggert. let's have a little talk just you and me, you. you want to take a swing at someone for calling your old man a liar? take a swing at me, come on. don't worry, there won't be any secret service involved. >>...
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if romney or mccain had been in charge right now romney leads 46-45. that's a horrible sign. then in wisconsin the president now all of a sudden trailing by three points. 47 to 44. how is that idea not showing up to help the walker recall working out for the obama team. well, if you lose this, we won't be stuck with it and it won't be a problem for us. that did not turn out to be the case. not only is it the case for the poll numbers but the republicans came out and made an ad about him any way. >> to go to his home state of illinois did not bother to show up in wit wisconsin. >> scott walker will be able to keep his job in wisconsin. >> this is a psychological boost for the republican party. >> republicans organize at the grassroots level. >> cenk: well, what did we tell you? they were going to blame you either way. you might as well gone in and fought and you would have had your own poll numbers. we'll bring in epic political michael shure. i think he's in a tough spot because it's hard to change your policies that are fairly right wing at this late
if romney or mccain had been in charge right now romney leads 46-45. that's a horrible sign. then in wisconsin the president now all of a sudden trailing by three points. 47 to 44. how is that idea not showing up to help the walker recall working out for the obama team. well, if you lose this, we won't be stuck with it and it won't be a problem for us. that did not turn out to be the case. not only is it the case for the poll numbers but the republicans came out and made an ad about him any...
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bush are the right answer because romney's policies real. nick, am i missing something there. >> to feel i and your point, a year ago, he gave his teddy roosevelt speech that was much more fiery, much more populist if by the current modern standards of pop ulism pretty thin, you know. he was kind of poking at the banks, poking at those who have the most and saying we have to share the wealth. you are right. there was not any of of that real positioning here maybe some hints of it. but it was not designed to be that kind of speech, i think. >> right. and at the end of the day, this comes down to a bunch of numbers we are going to get between now and november. the unemployment numbers between now and november, first friday of every month, political reporters are now scouring economic data in a way they never used to. >> it's going to be an up hilt battle for him. >> here is an important distinction. in the swing states, things are not as bad as they are in other parts of the country. what i thought was interesting about the choice of ohio to g
bush are the right answer because romney's policies real. nick, am i missing something there. >> to feel i and your point, a year ago, he gave his teddy roosevelt speech that was much more fiery, much more populist if by the current modern standards of pop ulism pretty thin, you know. he was kind of poking at the banks, poking at those who have the most and saying we have to share the wealth. you are right. there was not any of of that real positioning here maybe some hints of it. but it...
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you're right it's surprising. it's more surprising if you're mitt romney, man. this is not just a good night for santorum. it is a good night you can't spin a win in two states and possibly a win in another as anything but good, but what this says to mitt romney and about mitt romney is the part that's really, really tough. >> okay, who's having a worse night, mitt romney because he's getting shellacked by rick sweater vest santorum? or newt gingrich, who's hardly on the board? >> well, definitely mitt romney. >> really? i think it's newt! >> newt's hardly on the board because he's not on the board. he knew going into february he he was setting this bar low. his whole campaign is right now concentrated on march 6 on super tuesday but mitt romney, he's running hard. he's winning, this is going to be my nomination. i want to prove that i'm the nominee. >> okay. i disgrerks and i'll item you why. you make a fair point a very good point. but on the other hand, newt's whole thing is, i'm the guy who's the anti-mitt romney. of course, him and santorum have been trying
you're right it's surprising. it's more surprising if you're mitt romney, man. this is not just a good night for santorum. it is a good night you can't spin a win in two states and possibly a win in another as anything but good, but what this says to mitt romney and about mitt romney is the part that's really, really tough. >> okay, who's having a worse night, mitt romney because he's getting shellacked by rick sweater vest santorum? or newt gingrich, who's hardly on the board? >>...
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romney is right to hammer the president about it because it creates the general impression is he as strong a leader that you need. but i don't think voters are going to vote on that. >> eliot: interestingly, romney, after he failed in that moment. that may be the emotional pivot >> i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in the war room, the president wipes the floor with mitt romney, the tigers wipe the floor with the yankees all is not right with the world but it's a hell of a start. [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> this year, there are 54 million women eligible to vote. 2.5 million more women than men. enough to decide the whole election. as november 6 draws near one women are doing a lot of thinking about about a lot of
romney is right to hammer the president about it because it creates the general impression is he as strong a leader that you need. but i don't think voters are going to vote on that. >> eliot: interestingly, romney, after he failed in that moment. that may be the emotional pivot >> i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in the war room, the president wipes the floor with mitt romney, the tigers wipe the floor with the yankees all is not right with the world but it's a hell of a start. [ ♪...
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so he's got a big checkbook right? let's compare him to mitt romney. mitt romney is incredibly rich. he has about $250 million and sheldon adelson is crushing him at $21 billion. he is 84 times richer than mitt romney. ok so, we did a little bit of math. now, if sheldon adelson is making the same amount of money as mitt romney is in relationship to their net worth he would actually be making $1.76 billion. now, if he paid 15% on that, he would be paying in taxes $264 million. remember president obama has the buffet rule, and he wins, then it would be 30% tax on all millionaires in which case sheldon adelson would have to pay $27.9 million. what's the difference? $265 million. that's the tax savings he would have under a republican president. that means he can give 26 times that amount and he would still come out ahead. that's the most conservative estimate. actually, if most of his money or all of his money were made in capitol gains newt gingrich wants to knock that down to 0%. adelson would safe $529 million a year if newt gingrich were president. ge
so he's got a big checkbook right? let's compare him to mitt romney. mitt romney is incredibly rich. he has about $250 million and sheldon adelson is crushing him at $21 billion. he is 84 times richer than mitt romney. ok so, we did a little bit of math. now, if sheldon adelson is making the same amount of money as mitt romney is in relationship to their net worth he would actually be making $1.76 billion. now, if he paid 15% on that, he would be paying in taxes $264 million. remember president...
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i've earned everything i've got. >> cenk: it is almost a carbon copy of mitt romney right now. all mitt has to do is say i am not a crook. oh really? show us! show us what's in your secret bermuda foreign-owned corporation that you own, mitt romney. look, i got an idea for you? you want to keep all of your money in bermuda run for the president of bermuda. all right. now when we come back, i'm going to agree with the republicans. there will be a lot of surprising things on the show going forward from here. they're going out for president obama's kill list. i actually agree with them. look at the guys we're killing. >> while initial reports describes him as a 20 something militant with al-qaeda, he was 16 years old and there's no public evidence he was a member of the al-qaeda network in yemen. >> cenk: we'll talk about that substantive issue and talk about rafalca, the dressage horse that the romneys own. how out of touch are you? his name is rafalca. rafalca. it is absurd! all right. we're going to discuss that later in the show as well. be right back. >>the leadership of high
i've earned everything i've got. >> cenk: it is almost a carbon copy of mitt romney right now. all mitt has to do is say i am not a crook. oh really? show us! show us what's in your secret bermuda foreign-owned corporation that you own, mitt romney. look, i got an idea for you? you want to keep all of your money in bermuda run for the president of bermuda. all right. now when we come back, i'm going to agree with the republicans. there will be a lot of surprising things on the show going...
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should you vote for mitt romney based on women's rights? >> not now not ever! >> damn straight, come on! but you know what? it worked. she's going to be an on peers morgan. >> we have a you tube star, ask trisha and the stripper diaries. let's see why she's in favor of romney. >> i'm not saying be a republican like me, because i don't push my beliefs on people. the man i'm voting for is not heene christian, he's like mormon. romney ryan, 2012. yay! >> that's rick santorum's idea of a good catholic. you vote for the republican party see how that turns out for you. i'm going to throw both of you in the middle of the ring. watch out! i feel kind of bad and they were slightly transgender there which they're not in real life.
should you vote for mitt romney based on women's rights? >> not now not ever! >> damn straight, come on! but you know what? it worked. she's going to be an on peers morgan. >> we have a you tube star, ask trisha and the stripper diaries. let's see why she's in favor of romney. >> i'm not saying be a republican like me, because i don't push my beliefs on people. the man i'm voting for is not heene christian, he's like mormon. romney ryan, 2012. yay! >> that's rick...
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right -- >> exactly. it's about persuasion mobilization enthusiasm in an election where every vote is going to matter. the grown game is going to determine who goes to the white house next turn around. >> one quick question so mitt romney's going tomorrow to liberty university to give the commencement address at a university where they teach that mormonism is a cult. is mitt romney missing an opportunity to have his own sister soldier moment speaking at liberty university he is not speaking clearly about the good things -- good aspects of mormonism? >> the parallel that draws in my mind is to president obama's race speech in 2008 where there was an opportunity to educate the nation about what he saw as a very pressing problems and some misinterpretations of a minister he was allied with. here mitt romney has an opportunity to educate about mormonism at the very place that has disputes about whether mormonism is a religion. so i think it's a missed opportunity that he doesn't go there. >> okay. that's joe
right -- >> exactly. it's about persuasion mobilization enthusiasm in an election where every vote is going to matter. the grown game is going to determine who goes to the white house next turn around. >> one quick question so mitt romney's going tomorrow to liberty university to give the commencement address at a university where they teach that mormonism is a cult. is mitt romney missing an opportunity to have his own sister soldier moment speaking at liberty university he is not...
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and then there is mitt romney's right hand man, paul ryan. he appears to be finding peace fading out of the limelight. and how could we forget marco rubio? here to take us inside the topsy turvey world of the right-wing nut world, is bill press, the author machine: the lies, distortions and personal attacks on the president and who's behind them." he hosts current tv's "full court press" every morning at 6:00 am eastern time. good to have you back in "the war room." >> thanks, michael. clowns on parade welcome to the circus, right? >> michael: that's right. it was your question that illicited that response from josh earnest. let's see how that went. >> not that i know of. >> bill: not true? >> not that i know of? >> i -- i'd like to see some evidence -- i'm not sure that there is any evidence of that. >> michael: bill why are they so reluctant to criticize one of their biggest critics? >> i don't know. i don't understand it, michael. because everything michele bachmann said it is a flat outright lie and she knows it. she has the distinction o
and then there is mitt romney's right hand man, paul ryan. he appears to be finding peace fading out of the limelight. and how could we forget marco rubio? here to take us inside the topsy turvey world of the right-wing nut world, is bill press, the author machine: the lies, distortions and personal attacks on the president and who's behind them." he hosts current tv's "full court press" every morning at 6:00 am eastern time. good to have you back in "the war room."...
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right now romney has $2.48 million and president obama has only $625,000. that's because they don't like it if you say hey, you know what i might take away some of your tax loopholes. the guy who is cofounder of blackstone, the boss of the man i just quoted is stephen s schwartsdman. he said it's like when hitler hit poland in 1939. it's a grotesque loophole that they take advantage of but don't worry they haven't touched it because money rules. why does president obama try to appeal to these guys? do you know 93% of house delegates with more money won the election. in the senate, 94% of those with more money won the election. it's not voters. no one is even telling you about it. it's the money that decides elections. that's why both sides do everything they can to cater to the money. today on the view president obama still talking about how jamie dimon didn't do anything wrong and what a brilliant banker is if you ask me. let's bring in one of the top professor in the country. professor, i know you share my deep frustration in this current system. do you t
right now romney has $2.48 million and president obama has only $625,000. that's because they don't like it if you say hey, you know what i might take away some of your tax loopholes. the guy who is cofounder of blackstone, the boss of the man i just quoted is stephen s schwartsdman. he said it's like when hitler hit poland in 1939. it's a grotesque loophole that they take advantage of but don't worry they haven't touched it because money rules. why does president obama try to appeal to these...